Digital finance products used to abuse almost 20% of young women and girls, UK report finds
A Guardian article reports on Surviving Economic Abuse's study 'Access Denied, Futures Derailed', which finds almost one in five UK women and girls aged 16-24 — nearly 700,000 — have had digital financial products such as banking apps and buy now, pay later credit used against them by a partner, leaving many in debt or unable to leave. Survivor Becky, whose name was changed, describes being coerced into over £40,000 of debt, and survivors and experts urge ministers to teach about economic abuse in schools and banks to build in protections.
